On this day in 2025 - 4/17/2025

On this day in 2025 - 4/17/2025

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4/17/2025 - On this day in 2025

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Active Shooter Reported at Florida State University Near Student Union

FSU shooting leaves five dead as two gunmen open fire on Tallahassee campus

NEWS 4/17/2025 - On this day in:

• 1521: Martin Luther faced the Diet of Worms, defending his Ninety-Five Theses, a pivotal moment in the Protestant Reformation.

• 1961: The Bay of Pigs Invasion began, an unsuccessful CIA-backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s regime.

• 1970: Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a near-disastrous mission, showcasing NASA’s crisis management.

• 2014: The Kepler space telescope confirmed the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first Earth-sized exoplanet in a habitable zone.

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